Too Much Solder Copper Pipe at Brittany Jennie blog

Too Much Solder Copper Pipe. Lot of bad info in this, to the point that it's comical. You can use a heat gun or flameless soldering tool but they heat up copper pipe very slowly and some may not have enough energy to solder larger diameter pipes. It can even break loose and damage faucet valves. Propane is plenty hot for normal sized copper piping (up to 3 or so). Applying too much heat can cause the flux to burn off prematurely, resulting in a soldered joint that is weak or improperly sealed. But excess solder can puddle inside pipes, restricting water flow. It’s tempting to melt a few inches of solder into a joint as extra insurance against leaking. Don't need a map gas torch. A challenge for many beginners is figuring out how to use enough solder to seal a joint, but not too much. If close to combustible materials such as wood, use an oatey flame. Using a soldering torch, heat the pipe joint evenly until the solder flows. This goes for both the inside and outside of a joint, so don’t be shy about getting inside the coupling and giving it a good scrub, too. Using too much heat is one of the top copper pipe soldering mistakes that should be avoided when soldering copper pipes.

It’s tempting to melt a few inches of solder into a joint as extra insurance against leaking. Using a soldering torch, heat the pipe joint evenly until the solder flows. If close to combustible materials such as wood, use an oatey flame. This goes for both the inside and outside of a joint, so don’t be shy about getting inside the coupling and giving it a good scrub, too. Lot of bad info in this, to the point that it's comical. It can even break loose and damage faucet valves. But excess solder can puddle inside pipes, restricting water flow. Using too much heat is one of the top copper pipe soldering mistakes that should be avoided when soldering copper pipes. Don't need a map gas torch. A challenge for many beginners is figuring out how to use enough solder to seal a joint, but not too much.

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Too Much Solder Copper Pipe It can even break loose and damage faucet valves. This goes for both the inside and outside of a joint, so don’t be shy about getting inside the coupling and giving it a good scrub, too. If close to combustible materials such as wood, use an oatey flame. It can even break loose and damage faucet valves. You can use a heat gun or flameless soldering tool but they heat up copper pipe very slowly and some may not have enough energy to solder larger diameter pipes. Lot of bad info in this, to the point that it's comical. Using a soldering torch, heat the pipe joint evenly until the solder flows. Don't need a map gas torch. Propane is plenty hot for normal sized copper piping (up to 3 or so). It’s tempting to melt a few inches of solder into a joint as extra insurance against leaking. Applying too much heat can cause the flux to burn off prematurely, resulting in a soldered joint that is weak or improperly sealed. But excess solder can puddle inside pipes, restricting water flow. A challenge for many beginners is figuring out how to use enough solder to seal a joint, but not too much. Using too much heat is one of the top copper pipe soldering mistakes that should be avoided when soldering copper pipes.